“I always worry about you and always want to see you.”
Killian kissed Veronia’s forehead as he held her in his arms. Veronia trembled at the soft, tender sensation. Only then did it truly sink in that Killian had returned safely and was by her side. She murmured in a low voice.
“I didn’t originally worry about you. Because I know you’re a strong and wise person.”
“……”
“But here… with the epidemic, and the monsters… things are happening that can’t be easily explained by the laws of the world… So I became worried. I was afraid you might get caught up in some strange, inexplicable situation.”
As Veronia expressed her honest feelings, Killian held her even tighter.
“You’re right. The epidemic here and the monsters in the forest are all strange. But there’s one thing you haven’t considered.”
“What’s that?”
“It’s you.”
“Pardon?”
Thinking the context made no sense, Veronia asked again.
“As long as you’re by my side, I will encourage the soldiers to become even stronger, and I will listen to various advice to make wiser choices.”
“……”
“So set aside your worries. Ah, but please always continue to miss me.”
Killian’s lips softly descended onto hers. Soon, their breaths became one. Veronia wrapped her arms around his neck. She wanted him. More intensely than ever before.
Killian’s breath, which had been exploring Veronia’s mouth, now began to roam various parts of her body. Wherever his breath touched, hot flowers of passion bloomed.
The fire that had started deep in her belly was growing more and more intense. Soon, as if about to be consumed by that heat, Veronia panted heavily.
Although the flame dominating her body was overwhelming, she had no desire to give up or run away.
No, rather, she wanted to grasp that flame even more tightly. Veronia clung to Killian’s firm shoulders. Tightly, as if never to let go.
Killian’s breathing had also become rough. He explored and explored Veronia’s soft skin again and again.
Like a thirsty person seeking water. He would deeply savor, then lightly lick, bite hard, then gently soothe. Once started, the thirst was not easily quenched.
He wanted all of her. From head to toe, body and heart, everything.
In the bedroom softly lit by moonlight, Veronia and Killian fully revealed their desire for each other. Their burning passion devoured each other and delved deep inside.
In this moment, there were no worries or concerns about the future. Nor were there any regrets or lingering attachments to the past. There was only the yearning called love.
As the night deepened, Veronia and Killian fell deeper into each other. So deep they lost all sense of themselves.
[This is the timeline separator]It was late at night, past midnight, but Emperor Jonathan was sitting in his office receiving a guest.
“You must be tired from your long journey.”
“Thank you for waiting until this late hour, Your Majesty.”
Lars Cohen, the director of Michelson Orphanage, bowed his head. His already hunched back bent even further.
“I hear there’s a serious epidemic in the south. How is the orphanage faring?”
“There was a mass infection, but thanks to the medical staff sent by the Imperial Palace, we were able to receive treatment quickly. Thank you so much, Your Majesty.”
“That’s fortunate.”
Though he said it was fortunate, Jonathan’s face clearly showed displeasure and dissatisfaction. His eyes narrowed sharply at Lars, and finally he spoke again.
“Is there perhaps a connection between the southern epidemic and your research?”
“Th-that……”
So it’s finally come to this. Lars swallowed hard, his shoulders shrinking. As he struggled to continue speaking, Jonathan raised his voice angrily.
“You should tell the truth. How else are we to decide whether or not to take measures!”
“Well… to be honest, I’m not sure myself.”
With trembling hands clasped together, Lars answered as if spitting out the words. Beads of cold sweat that had formed on his forehead stung as they entered his eyes. Jonathan’s face twisted grimly as he watched Lars wiping the sweat from his eyes.
“You’re not sure…?”
Terrified by the fierce gaze fixed on him, Lars struggled to speak again.
“It’s been 10 years now since I went south to devote myself to the Holy Water research. As I’ve reported every quarter, I’ve used numerous test subjects during that time.”
“……”
“But in the process, many died. That’s how development is, isn’t it? There can only be hundreds or thousands of failures before a single success.”
Lars continued his explanation in a somewhat agitated voice, as if pleading his innocence.
“We’ve been continuously disposing of the bodies in the forest. As Your Majesty knows, monster corpses decay quickly and disappear without a trace within a week.”
“……”
“But at some point, the decay rate of monster corpses noticeably slowed. Of course, I’m not sure if this phenomenon is related to my research. Nor am I sure if this phenomenon is related to the current epidemic……”
“So in the end, you’re saying you don’t know.”
Having finished his explanation, Lars rolled his eyes, trying to gauge Jonathan’s reaction. Jonathan pressed his throbbing temples, his lips pressed into a straight line.
‘To think I’ve invested such large sums all this time trusting such an incompetent person. I never imagined he would betray my trust of the past 10 years like this!’
Swallowing a sigh that threatened to escape, he clenched his molars. Jonathan stared intently at the trembling Lars.
Once famous as a priest with the highest healing power, his past glory had long since disappeared. Instead, he had now become a useless old man who only produced failed research results.
“If even you say you’re not sure… am I to understand that it won’t be easy to determine whether there is a connection between the epidemic and your research?”
Perhaps relieved by Jonathan’s interpretation, color suddenly returned to Lars’s pale face.
“Of course, Your Majesty. Even if there is a connection, it would have been a very gradual process over the past 10 years. So no one could know.”
“……”
“Toxic substances leaking from the corpses must have contaminated the surrounding vegetation. My guess is that animals eating the contaminated plants were then eaten by monsters, accumulating the contaminants in the monsters’ bodies. Of course, this is just speculation.”
“Then how do you plan to proceed with the research?”
“I’ve temporarily suspended it, thinking it might be better to exercise caution for now.”
“No. Continue the research without interruption.”
“What? But……”
Lars tilted his head, seemingly not understanding. With the outbreak of an unidentified epidemic, not only the Empire but the entire continent’s attention was focused on the south.
How could he continue the research in this situation? What if he was caught? Moreover, the south was already crawling with troops led by the Prime Minister and groups of priests and priestesses led by the Holy Maiden!
Seeing Lars’s wrinkled face contorted with various worries, Jonathan spoke again. He said with a tone of certainty:
“Didn’t you just say it would be difficult to find a connection between the epidemic and your research? So there’s absolutely no reason to stop the research.”
“That’s true, but……”
“Good. Then I’ll be waiting for the report I’ll receive next quarter. It’s been over 10 years since I started investing in your research. It’s about time you showed some successful results.”
“O-of course, Your Majesty. I’ll show you good results soon.”
Lars raised his voice, grateful to have safely passed this crisis. And he made a vow. That this time, he would surely succeed in his experiment. That he would definitely present humanity with a drug that helps transcend the limits of the human body.
[This is the timeline separator]The next morning, Tate received a very interesting report. His eyes sparkled brightly as he read through the report.
“Lars Cohen, director of Michelson Orphanage……”
Tate knew him well. He was once a priest recognized for his outstanding healing abilities and even served as an imperial court physician. But 10 years ago, he suddenly retired and went south to become the director of a large orphanage.
“I knew the connection between the two was quite special, seeing how my elder brother has been consistently donating to the orphanage since then… But why come to the capital now, of all times?”
With the epidemic raging in the south, a secret meeting in the late hours past midnight, avoiding others’ eyes! It seemed that the vague, foul smell he sensed was not just an unfounded intuition.
“My, my… Brother, what on earth have you been up to?”
This was certainly no trivial matter. Perhaps feeling he had caught the tail of a weakness Jonathan had been hiding, a sinister smile played on Tate’s lips.
He smiled at the aide who had brought the report and asked:
“Which is the most capable information guild in the capital? The one that’s never failed a request.”
“Among information guilds, Ashmore is undoubtedly the best.”
“I need to go to Ashmore right away. Have a carriage ready. Oh, and gold coins too.”
“How much should I prepare?”
“100,000 gold.”
“What? That much… Ah, understood.”
Tate’s smile deepened as he watched the aide disappear with quick steps.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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